The Tamil festival calendar. Tamil festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Tamil 1980 opens in January during Shaka Samvat 1901 (Siddharthi) of the Hindu calendar.
January 1980
Shaka Samvat 1901 (Siddharthi)
Margazhi – Thai
Festivals & Vrats in January 1980
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Margazhi Thiruvathirai (Arudra Darshan)
Tithi 2:22 PM, Jan 1 – 2:30 PM, Jan 2
Arudra Darshan celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Nataraja on the Thiruvathirai (Ardra) star of Margazhi.
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Thai Pongal
Tithi 9:31 AM, Jan 14 – 8:33 AM
The Tamil harvest thanksgiving on the Sun's entry into Makara.
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Mattu Pongal
Tithi 7:12 AM, Jan 16 – 5:31 AM, Jan 17
The third day of Pongal, when cattle are bathed, decorated and honoured for their role in farming.
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Skanda Shashthi Vrat
Tithi 12:35 PM, Jan 22 – 10:20 AM, Jan 23
A vrat dedicated to Lord Kartikeya (Murugan / Skanda).
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Ratha Saptami
Tithi 10:10 AM, Jan 23 – 8:19 AM, Jan 24
Surya's chariot turns north — devotees bathe at dawn and worship the Sun god on Magha Shukla Saptami.
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Thaipusam
Tithi 6:19 AM, Jan 31 – 7:38 AM, Feb 1
Devotees of Lord Murugan carry kavadi in penance and thanksgiving on the Pusam star of Thai.
Timings shown for New Delhi (IST) at sunrise — use the city box at the top to change it. Solar months begin by each tradition's own Sankranti rule (same-day, next-day, sunset or aparahna). Era years and lunar month names follow standard Vedic calculations and may differ slightly from regional almanacs around an Adhik Maas.
About the Tamil Calendar
The Tamil festival calendar. Tamil festivals and vrats month by month, with the date and tithi timing of each observance.
Each day lists its tithi and paksha, the nakshatra, the weekday (vaar) and any festivals or vrats. Tap any day to see the full panchang for that date — tithi start and end times, nakshatra, yoga, karana, sunrise and sunset, and the inauspicious periods (Rahu Kalam, Yamaganda, Gulika Kalam). Use the month and year selectors to browse this year and the next.